The Cessna 172 is probably the best example of how to ruin a good airplane when they decided to dumb down flying by putting a nose wheel on a good airplane.
When we got our first Cessna
170B in 1954 I was really impressed with the way it flew...I can still remember the first time I used full flap during the landing approach.....
.......the 172 is an excellent example of how to ruin a good airplane.